Gangloff v. Apfelbach

Plaintiff brought suit against defendant for malpractice in the performance of an operation on his arm following an injury resulting from a fall. The cause was tried before a jury, but at the close of plaintiff’s evidence the court directed a verdict in favor of defendant and entered the judgment from which plaintiff has taken an appeal.

It appears from the evidence that plaintiff was employed in a store of the National Tea Company at 2741 North Clark street, Chicago. On the morning of March 7, 1936, while putting a sign in the window, he fell backward and fractured his right elbow. He…